How many times have we heard, “everything happens for a reason”? Often, right? Well, it’s true because the Word (The Holy Bible) says so (“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens”Ecclesiastes 3:1). Things may happen to us and around us and we may not understand why (Ecc. 3:12) but, it’s already been foretold in scriptures. We’re gonna go through happiness and we’re gonna go through pain (Ecc. 3:1-15, 1 Peter 4:12-13, 1 Peter 4:19, Philip 4:4) that’s all apart of life; but it’s HOW we go through that makes the difference.
You’ll find that the pain you go through has a way of giving you strength. That person who use to make you cry with their words and/or their actions, you’ll notice that at some point you gain tough skin when dealing with them. You may begin to handle them and the situation a little differently…with a little more confidence and strength. When you figure out how to get through the fire (hurt, pain, disappointment) you’ll be able to share your testimony with the next individual who may be going through the exact same thing or similar on how they can get through and come out(Rev. 12:11). And THAT’S THE PURPOSE! The pain that we go through in life has to be because the Word of God has already said it would & God and his word are one and He CANNOT LIE (John 1:1, Numbers 23:19, Ecc. 3:2-4). It must be fulfilled. Not only that, the hard times we go through in life helps us to gain strength and experience, so we can go to God and trust in Him/his word more (James 1:2-4 “2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”)
Those hard times we face in life are just stepping stones and with every step, you begin to move up to the next level. Think of it as moving up from one grade level to the next. We were taught certain things from 1st grade (and at that time what you were being taught may have seem so hard at the moment) but, once we allowed ourselves to learn & grasp each lesson taught, we were able to move up to the next grade; and the same thing repeated each time. So now, what seemed hard back then, has become easier to understand & handle. So likewise in life, there’s something new to learn each day. God wants to teach us how to lean & depend on him more. To have faith in Him. Pain is apart of that lesson. If you’re never faced with a weakness, you’ll never know how strong you are or how strong your faith is. Jesus had to go through a lot of pain & suffering…not only because it was already foretold before his birth but, because His Heavenly father already knew that we needed an example to pattern after. There’s no hurt or pain that we face today that Christ isn’t already familiar with. So all of the agony he went through was for a purpose. FOR US! He had enough power to come down & free himself but, he obeyed his instructions and endured it all just for us.
The goal and the blessing ahead is so much greater than the pain you may be feeling or facing. The greater the test, the greater the blessing. Remember, it’s just like in grade school. Each level prepared you for that college degree, that career job, that paycheck you always wanted. We may not see that way at that very moment and it may not even feel that way (we weren’t given the ability to predict our future) but, have all been gifted with a measure of faith; to trust God’s plan & not lean on our own understanding. What’s comforting is knowing that God would never allow us to go through a task or a situation that he didn’t already know we would be able to handle and pass (1 Cor. 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it”. NIV).
Don’t allow your low moments to keep you down. Try to learn what it is that God wants to teach you in the midst of your pain and get up. Sometimes it takes getting alone in a quiet place to hear 
him and rejuvenate…just for more strength and clarity (2 Cor. 12:8-10 “8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong” NKJV). A lot of times we’ll begin to see our ownselves in a different light. You’ll learn things about yourself that you may not have realized before. The confidence you may have lacked, you may gain through your pain. The self love you may have lacked you may gain through the hurt & pain. We’re gonna weep, because Jesus wept. We’re gonna have pain, be lied on, talked about, lose loved ones, because Jesus went through these things and the word of God already foretold that these things would be. Nevertheless, it’s how we go through what we’re going through that determines the level of height we get, both mentally & spiritually. It’s all about EXPERIENCE & GROWTH. You may lose for a season but, what you gain & reap after the storm will be worth every bit of that rain.
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